Practicing Personal A and Direct Object Pronouns

Practicing Personal A
and Direct Object
Pronouns
Fun with U1L1 grammar!
Take out a scrap sheet of paper between you and
your partner. Decide whether the following
statements need a personal a or not.
1. Siempre invito _______ todos mis amigos a mi casa.
2. Ellas van a visitar _______ el museo.
3. Debemos llamar _______ nuestra abuela.
4. Conozco bien________ esta ciudad.
5. Tenemos que encontrar_______ la niña.
The personal a fun continues….
6. ¿Conoces ________ el profesor de francés?
7. Esta ropa llama_______ la atención de todos.
8. Quiero encontrar _______ el dinero.
9. ¿Quieres ir conmigo a visitar_______ la familia de María?
10. Busco _______ la chica que juega bien.
Answers to a personal activities
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1. A
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2. NO RESPONSE
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3. A
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4. NO RESPONSE
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5. A
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6. AL (a + el =al)
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7. NO RESPONSE

8. NO RESPONSE
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9. A

10. A
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the response.
11. Do you have your passport?
Yes, I have it.
Check and correct your answer.
11. ¿Tienes tu pasaporte?
Sí,
lo tengo.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the response.
12. Do I need to call the (male) travel
agent? (a + el = al)
No,
you don’t need to call him.
Check and correct your answer.
 12.
¿Necesito llamar al agente de viajes?
 No,
no necesitas llamarlo.
OR
 No,
no lo necesitas llamar.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
13
.
Does Marco have the suitcases?
No,
he doesn’t have them.
Check and correct your answer.
13
.
¿Tiene Marco las maletas?
No, no las tiene.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
14
.
Do they have the swimsuits?
Yes,
they have them.
Check and correct your answer.
14
.
¿Tienen (ellos) los trajes de baño?
Sí,
(ellos) los tienen.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
.
15 Are you going to check the
luggage?
Yes,
I’m going to check it.
Check and correct your answer.
.
15 ¿Vas a facturar el equipaje?
Sí
(yo) voy a facturarlo. OR
Sí, (yo) lo voy a facturar.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
16
.
Do we need to bring the ID?
No,
you guys don’t need to bring it.
Check and correct your answer.
16
.
¿Necesitamos traer la identificación?
 No,
(ustedes) no necesitan traerla. OR
 No,
(ustedes) no la necesitan traer.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
.
17 Are you going to pack the
suitcases?

No, I’m not going to pack them.
Check and correct your answer.
17
.
¿Vas a hacer las maletas?
No,
(yo) no voy a hacerlas. OR
No, (yo) no las voy a hacer.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
18
.
Do you see my boarding pass?
Yes,
I see it.
Check and correct your answer.
18
.
 Sí,
¿Ves mi tarjeta de embarque?
la veo.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
19. Where is my luggage?
Your brother has it.
Check and correct your answer.
19. ¿Dónde está mi equipaje?
Tu hermano lo tiene.
Using your scrap paper, re-write the following
sentences in Spanish, using the DOP in the
response.
20. Can you help me?
Yes, I’ll help you!
Check and correct your answer.
20. ¿Me ayudas?
¡Sí, te ayudo!
How did you do?
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Count up how many you got right (zero mistakes) on BOTH the a personal
activity and the DOP activity.
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Here’s the grading scale:
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18-20 A
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17-16 B
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15-14 C
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13-12 D*
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11 or less F*
*Scoring in this range is a good clue that you need to review these topics before our
test!